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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-13

The Shaving Of Shagpat and Farina bv
ueorse Meredith. Under each of the above
Titles Is series Of connected tales, the for
mes an Arabian entertainment, after the
fashion OF our delightful Arabian Nights
and latter laid in German Feudal DAVIS
Ihey are fascinating, and one regrets to fin
ish the last Of these two uniform volpmes =,
George Meredth's novels. Meredith hos
been long in reaching his Just reward ~
praise ana que recognition among modern
ronancists, but he arouses intense enthusi-
asm now, not unmixed with pretty severe
CRITICISMS upon his style. One SAYS. he has
touch of Shakesperian richness reserve
passion and dignity, which one knows nat
wnere 10 look for outside of his domain"
vanity Fair says: "The books are like some
vast. rich mine, where you grub throuah
sordid clay and rubble before YOU find
your gem When the jewel is yours, mako IL
an abiding possession"
The clog upon Mr.. Meredith has been his
involved and difficult style; but like Brown
ing he comes to the front at last. in spite of
MS style. This is a matter worth a mo-
ment's consideration.
Can not one writer, who is presumed IN
wish to live now, as well as with noster;tv
ooiioct ms style SO that thousands of readers
orc nv. SET tasks to understand what he
nicahs 70 say9 Probably he cannot. 1t NAV he
that the sum OF his genius is so made up that be
must malt, stammer and twist to express his
thought Ii this be true, 1t is unfortunate
Doth for him and the very large majority of
novel readers. For, on the one hand fba
misses the opportunity to impress his wit
ana wisdom upon the thousands of intell-
gent-nay intellectual-people who have alb
soiutely not the time to delve into this mine
and on the other these thousands lose the
benefits which the author must necessariIv
wish and intend to bestow upon them
oarlsie, In snarl dn more than one sense,
OF knotty English ties up an idea. which
somebody who has unravelled the snarl put,
10 you In ten plain words. Must everybody
unravel the snarl? or will not almost eyerv-
Dody rather read the ten plain words.
Emerson said that, in most cases, he would
as soon think Of swimming a river instead
Oh crossing by the bridge as reading an origi-
nal when he could get a good translation
mere would be no force in this If the reader
was as familiar with the foreign as with
MS mother tongue; but few of us are, and at
any rate we ought not to be called upon to
translate our mother tongue into our own
language. But, in pursuing this vein, we
must say that we do not wish to apply our
view too harshly 10 Mr.. Meredith. He is not
SO bad as he might be, and has-morc per-
maps than any of our moderns-the good to
oVerDalance the evil. london: Chairman AZ
Hall; Portland: Loring. Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-13

Jury: The Meanest Man in Spring Coun-
ty, by Joseph Kirkland, gives one of the
strongest and most vivid pictures of West
ern life that has been rendered by any an
thor. The descriptions of scenery, customs
and characteristics are so minute andldsfi-
mite as to impress the reader powerfully.
while the keen contrast between the chief
figures in the story, Zury Pronder, the rough
and penurious farmer, and Anne Sparrow of
New England, the outgrowth of Puritanism.
and their gradual assimilation, is sketcbed
with the utmost fidelity, and the whole story
is careful and interesting study. The only
fault OF the novel is that the action /. rather
slow toward the last, but the book is most
creditable to the author, and well worth
careful reading. Boston: Houghton. Milf
Hin q Co.; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

DIR. Philip VOLTS story, Who is Guilty !?
has been in so great demand as to warrant
the publishers (Cassell & Co., New York; in
Issuing new edition in paper covers, which
viii be found a handy volume for summer
idlers. 1t is story of sensation and re-
markable surprises, quite stimulating to the
jaded taste of the habitual novel reader.
(Portlan: Loring, Short & Harmony
The reading public Is not suffering for
editions, many and cheap, of the works Of
Mr.. H. Rider Haggard, and the phenomenal
success of his stories in this country seems
to warrant it. A very pretty and complete
set of these books has been published by the
Harpers, the latest edition being The
Witeh's Head, which is better than Dawn,
but not as good as either She or Jess.
Portland: Loring. Short & Harmony
The stories of Thomas Nelson Page need
neither praise nor introduction, having been
so long popular with lovers of that excellent
thing, good short story. The present vol
ume contains Marse Chan; Unc' Edinburg's
Drowndin Meh Lady, A Story of the War !;
nv i1dlu avn anu OAit3 NhAAotuao wv
objection, all familiar to our readers through
the columns of the magazines, and among
the most charming dialect stories of the day.
They are full of tenderness, pathos and SEN
timent, with often touch of quiet humor,
and have already won their way to the hearts
Of hosts Of readers. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony
Cracker Joe is the latest of the No Name
novels, and is both well written and inter-
esting, although the theme Of the story is an
unpleasant one. Cracker Joe is "poor
white" but above the average of this class
in the South. In early life he marries a col
ored woman and has one child, both of
which facts he long conceals from his pretty
little second wife, a Northern girl, who
however, forgives him with most uncom.
mon amiability when abe at length makes
l-fffu Sffsrn1nvs, III -~-z.s-~-sOT Tssyy d greal
regard for the character of IJoe, his energy
and mauliness and successful struggle
against adverse circumstances. This is q
story OF Florida life, and the Southern at.
mosphere is well preserved 1t is the eley-
enth volume of the third No Name Series.
(Boston: Roberts Brothers; Portland: Lor.
ing, Short s. Harmony
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15

OF all the phenomena of the country the
aerial are the most curious and uncertain.
Your first impression Of . great sand land
draw" Is that it is the result Of years Of
gradual washing, but the interruption Of
an old trail hundreds Of yards from its
head soon ends the beautiful theory, and q
companion VIII show you q yawning gulch
formed at the beck of q single cloudburst,
Whose discharge will fin the ''draw'' half
full IN an instant and raise q rivulet to
which it is tributary twenty feet in as
many minutes. The duration Of irrigat-
ing Improvements upon such streams is
usually six months. Then at no moment
are you certain-rain out of o clear sky,
clouds below you, in the midst of clouds,
riding below the clouds, and at the edge
Of q storm and avoiding it-all these
things so preposterous in well formed
storm centers as we are accustomed to see
them in the east are among the common
things here, where nature is scarcely old
enough to be comely, or experienced
enough to practice temperance. Think Of
hail stones as big as your fist and OF their
effect upon a growing crop.-Wyoming
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
The Death Of Con. EWell.

Tn circumstances of the death Of Gen.
Ewell, Of Tennessee, were both pathetic
and amusing At the close of the war
Gen. Ewell bought a large quantity Of
clothing from the quartermaster's depart
ment for the use Of the hands upon his
plantation. One wet, clustering day Gen.
Ewell, who was rather careless about his
attire, put on pair Of soldiers trousers
taken from his stock, and walked about in
the wind and rain experimenting the
work in his fields. The trousers were
much thinner than those he had been
in the habit Of wearing, and in conse-
quence he caught cold, which devel-
oped into pneumonia, and eventually
caused his death. AS he lay upon his DEATH
bed he turned to o friend and said: "Wen,
this II strange. have fought in nearly
all the battles along the Potomac and
have been badly wounded, but escaped
with my life, and thought I was safe
from all dangers from the work, but here
1 am at last, dying of pair Of Yankee
breeehes." The old generals courage was
as unfaltering in the presence Of death as
it had always been, and he may be said
to have died with jest upon his lips
Cor. Globe Democrat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15

There IL always some important ques-
ton connected with railroad travel. For
. long time it was the coupler that kept
inventors busy. Now it is the accommo-
dation OF passengers, suggested by the
close competition. Leaving out the ques-
ton Of sleeping cars, which are generally
in the hands Of private and separate cor
porations, the railroads to-day are seeking
q chair that will free travellers who go q
long distance from feeling the tedium of
remaining in the same position for hours.
That the present straight back double
bench is behind the times Is conceded, but
the question of substitute has not been
settled, and railroads are making practi-
cal tests. There are many inventions to
meet the demand, and the Improvement
IN the ideas of chair travel has been won,
derful. 1t is but question of time when
every first class passenger car win contain
reclining chairs that will adjust them
selves to suit the passengers comfort, and
there will be no advantages in riding in Q
sleeping CAFE. N. Gilfllan in Globe
Democrat
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
( A SA.t

Lacy scds eceupied IN xsakin9 tlssperat>
lovs q the Russian ldax.
sOh. tell me nothinr-nothinei = she criej
With feverish haste, "Don't Won ynderutand
Il cannot BET Il il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS imnos.
sib,e."
sImposibler he echosd. blapklv "Whv
+ itimpoesiblei Not because Won don't care.
lit nj sween.s eE
ST. lid notha,r. ~
"Or. Il t1ot r. - lnok Il M .ud say !
don't love W .
But Miss Grace did not sneak. nor vet did
aha Iook -,,ss-s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
October 1, 1884
For Sale.
TIME undersigned offers for

TIME undersigned offers for sale four
L heavy draught horses, two trucks,
and one small row boat, and other equip
ments of first-class woodward. with q
considerable supply Of wood. bark and
coal on hand.
Terms Of sale cash or approved notee
with interest. A bargain is offered to
some man Of sufficient enterprise TO push
the business. DAVID T. OREWRY.
Olympia, Sept. "A, 1886. II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15

AiWdyS, uds me conHdeht reply, Nag
non wiu al,caus lore Bootles,n
And 80 in and because of his trouble the
little child crept closer and closer into his
heart, ami drove out the greatest bitterness
of his disappointment, and the clasp Of her
soft arms about his neck seemed to take
away the sharpest sting Of defeat The
touch of her baby lips uDon his aching fore
Eead-and it did acbe-brough hit him a larger
measure Of comfort than any living thing
had power to do at that moment.
II only he had known that Mignon was
her child
But Bottles was not the man to sulk with
fate; if Miss Grace would not have him, no
more was to be said, and ne one but Mrs.
Smith saw anything unusual between them.
But trust Mrs. Smith. She walked into
Miss Grace's room and taxed her with it
taxed her in so friendly way that the girl
began to cry miserably. An. Smith fumed
1T Is absurd" she cried, to refuse such a
man-such q positlon-such-such- Obi
it's absurd. Ihave no patience with you
You will never have such a chance again
never"
''Oh, never" she sobbed.
why, then, throw it awayl Lot mo 60
mo; tell him nothing. I have already
told him IL is impossible. Oh, Mrs Smith r
she cried. passionately, do you think any
woman In her senses would refuse him il she
could help lit Not I, assure you"
1T Is inexplicable" said Mrs. Smith, but
she protested no further.
So the next day they left Ferrers Court,
Bottles driving them to the station But It
was all very different now-very different,
toe, from the last time he had driven them
anywhere. There was no laughter, no jok-
ing, no promise to come again. He was not
outwardly angry, not harsh nor hard in any
way, but he was very polite; and politeness
from him was beart-breaking
1t was soon over when they reached the
stations few minutes of that kind Of con-
versation which people make when they
are waiting for q carriage or q train, as
they said tho passenger Of the London made
while walking up and down quietly waiting
for the end. There was q handshaking all
roupd, the lifting Of Bottles and Lacys hats
fuss over Miss Mignon, and that was all
Miss Grace. on looking out Of the carriage
window with tear dimmed eyes, saw that
they were together, the childs hand In his
Miss Mignon's last words wore yet ringing
in her ears: "Bootles has gotted such hea :
ache"
Then Mgnon must be very kind to him, >
Miss Grace whispered
Ay. Miss Mignon had need to b kind, for
ootles bad 'gotted" such heartache, tool
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
CHAPTER VII

So II was all over This was tho end Of
Ill hi hopes and dreams and wishes. This
was the endl None Of his bright hopes
would ever be-none Of his golden dreams
would come to pass His wishes had no
weight with the woman be loved He had
looked forward-like fool, he thought Bit
terly-and had pictured her in . dozen DIFF.
ferent WAYS: ct the head OF his table. in tho
nunung nelo, m tho middle aga and in tho
decline Of life. - Nignon's mother, a. his
vita But it was all over now. When
madame's visit was over, she would 60 from
under his roof, never to come back to it any
more forever.
he was still standing there when the door
opened with some difficulty, and Misc Mig.
non appeared ON the threshold.
''Bootlesl" she said inquiringly.
Boobies turned round TO her. 'sWellF be
answered.
. Ais Mgnon hard the misery in his voice
and ran to him. 'Bootln got Q headacheF'
she asked.
He dropped into . chair and took her IN
b. anna "6ucA ! headacAA Nignonr''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
THE LADY WHO FISHED.

She was full Of cunning crinkles. little tricks and
willy wrinkles. 10 cate h crabs and periw inkles
in the waters of the bay.
She knew all the leading iobbcrs in fish tackle
reels and bobbers and she always caught the
robbers that would steal her bait away.
She coud see without her glasses how to catch the
trout and basscs. and shc gathered in by
masses victims OF her willy skill
Only one thing was the matter: she could fish bni
couldn't fatter; and that made the Young
men scatter; she could Fever ill the bill
Rdhrdy .idrocdte.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
A2Glli1l0 SurgiclOpGrati0l
A FATAL MISTAKE, .

THE Cleveland (Ohio) Press,
of February 23d, 1883, pub
lished an account of a fatal
surgical operation which caused
a great commotion among med
ical men throughout the whole
country, DR.. Thayer, the most
eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
pronouncing it scandalous. It
appears that a Mrs. King had
been suffering for many years
from some disease of the stom-
ach, which had resisted the
treatment of all the physicians
in attendance. The disease
commenced with a slight de-
rangement of the digestion,
with a poor appetite, followed
by peculiar indescribable dis
tress in the stomach, a feeling
that has been described as a
faint "all gone" sensation, q
sticky slime collecting about
the teeth, causing a disagree
able taste. This sensation was
not removed by food, but, on
the contrary, it was increased.
After q while the hands and
feet became cold and sticky
a cold pe-spiration. There
was a constant tired and Ian
guild feeling. Thenfollowed a
dreadful nervousness, with
gloomy Il. ,odings. Finally
the patient was unable to re-
tain any food whatever, and
there was constant pain in the
abdomen. AL prescribed rem
edies failing to give relief, a
consultation was held, when it
was decided that the patient
had q cancer in the stomach,
and in order tosave the patients
life an operation was justifi-
able. Accordingly, on the 22d
of February, 1883, the opera
ton was performed by DR..
Vance in the presence of DR..
Tuckerman, DR.. Perrier, DR..
Arms, DR.. Gordon, DR.. Capner,
and DR.. Halliwell of the Police
Board. The operation consist
ed in laying open the cavity
of the abdomen and exposing
the stomach and bowels. When
this had been done an examin-
alton of the organs was made,
but to the horror and dismaY
of the doctors there was no
cancer to be found. The pa.
tient did not have 4. cancer.
When too late the medical men
discovered that they had made
. terrible mistake; but they
sewed the parts together and
dressed the wound that they
had made, but the poor woman
sank from exhaustion and died
in a few hours. How sad it
must be for the husband of this
poor woman to know that his
wife died from the effects of q
surgical operation that ought
never to have been performed.
If this woman had taken the
proper remedy for Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution flor
this was what the disease really
was), she would have been liv-
ing to-day. SHAKER EXTRACT OF
RoOTs, or SEIaEL's CURATIVE
SYRUP, q remedy made ex.
pressly for DYSPEPSIA or Indi-
gestion, has restored many such
cases to perfect health after all
other kinds of treatment have
failed The evidence of its
efficacy in curing this class of
cases is too volu.ninous to be
published here i; but those who
read the published evidence in
favor of this dyspeptic remedy
do not question its convincing
nature, and the article has an
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15
BOTTLES BABY.
CHAPTER vi.

A month had passed, and the three ladies
still remained at Ferrers Court, though OF Ter
visitors had come and gone, lot; of them.
Lacy was still there also, and occupied in
mixing desperate love to the Russ an lady,
utterly ignoring two important facts-one
tat she only laughed at him, the ether that
she was three years his senior.
But while all this was going on, Bottles
had fallen In love at last, as men and women
only fall once In their lives, and of course
O.: .ady was Mme Gcuroo!ska's friend, NJ s
Srace-had he but known It, the mother C.
Mignon.
q But Bottles never suspected that for a
moment. True, there was . likeness SC
strong as to proclaim the truth, and many a
time Miss Grace won Tered, when she caught
sight Of the child's face and her own in :,
glass, that all these people did not seq it.
Yet neither Boot'es nor any one else did So,
1t, and the game Of love was playei on W:
desperate earnestness on his side, and wit:
equally desperate desire to prevent it OF
hers.
But Bottles admired shy game, and M =.
Grace's evident shyDess made him only the
more earnest; and not being troubled with
that faint heart which never won fair lady,
be had no intention Of allowing Mme G ur-
bOlska to depart from beneath his roof with
out asking Miss Grace to return to it as its
mistress. Therefore one afternoon, when he
returned from hunting in much bespattered
pink, and went into the fire-it library,
where he found Miss Grace half dreaming
by the fire, he shut the door with the inten-
ton Of getting it over at once. Miss Grace
rose with some signs of confusion.
"Don't 60 for q minute" said Bottles; 81
want to speak to you. It seems to me that
you have grown very fond Of my little
4ignon. Is it not soi'
Miss Grace caught at the carvings Of the
oaken chimney shelf to steady herself, and
her heart began to beat hard and fast.
"Yes, am very fond Of her." she stam-
mered.
81 wish you would take Dor for your own
Bottles said very gently.
"For-my ownT sharply. 'What dc
you mean"
For q moment she thought he knew all
but his next words undeceived her.
If she had such . mother Is you, poo1
little motherless wait, and if had such q
wife, and if Ferrers Court had such a mis-
tressl Obi don't you understand what
meanT taxing her hand
Miss Grace snatched the hand away.
''Oh, DON'T DON'T DoN'rl" she said, turning
away.
But BOTTLES possessed himself Of it again.
'sMust I tsl vou morel Ohfk darling
how from the very first day ever saw You
Iloved you with all my heart and soul
How, when I bade You welcome to my
house, could, and would il had dared
have taken you up to my heart and kisef
you before every onei How"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-15

REV. Mr.. Talmage Sunday preached
a sermon in defense of Kissane, and
characterized the pursuit of the ia
nous man a vengeance and blackmail.